The 50/50 Blog

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Donovan not taking spot for granted

Landon Donovan is, by most estimations, the best player in U.S. Men’s National Team history – but he isn’t taking a fourth consecutive World Cup appearance for granted. Read more here.

DC United Stadium

The road continues for DC United to try and get their own soccer specific stadium. Read more here.

Manchester United gets new coach

One of the hottest topics in soccer right now is Louis can Gaal has been named head coach of Manchester United with Ryan Giggs as his assistant. Read more here.

Mark Geiger

Mark Geiger, 39, was selected in January to referee at this summer’s World Cup, becoming the first American since 2002 to be chosen. The honor was 25 years in the making for Geiger, who refereed at the 2000 National Championships — as well as a half-dozen US Youth Soccer Region I Championships and several US Youth Soccer New Jersey State Cups — before eventually becoming a regular referee for Major League Soccer. Read more here.

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